Understanding how high-latitude terrestrial productivity and evapotranspiration change in association with rising atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]), also known as ‘CO2 fertilization’, is important for predicting future climate change. To quantify… More
Evaluation of the carbon, water, and energy balances in evergreen coniferous forests requires accurate in situ and satellite data regarding their spatio-temporal dynamics. Daily digital camera images can be used… More
Black spruce forests dominate the land cover in interior Alaska. In this region, satellite remote sensing of ecosys- tem productivity is useful for evaluating black spruce for- est status and… More
An open black spruce forest, the most common ecosystem in interior Alaska, is characterized by patchy canopy gaps where the forest understory is exposed. This study measured CO2, sensible heat,… More
The latitudinal gradient of the start of the growing season (SOS) and the end of the growing season (EOS) were quantified in Alaska (61°N to 71°N) using satellite-based and ground-based… More
Here, the year 2011 characteristics of evapotranspiration and the energy budget of a black spruce forest underlain by permafrost in interior Alaska were explored. Energy balance was nearly closed during… More